Mary Skeffington Chords
Mary Skeffington by Gerry Rafferty is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, D, D7 and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
MARY SKEFFINGTON (Gerry Rafferty) G C D D7 Gm
1.
G C G
Mary Skeffington, close your eyes
D D7 G
And make believe that you are just a girl again
G C G
Go to sleep tonight, dream of days
D D7 G
When you had something there to light the way
Bridge
Gm C G C
Remember a holiday in a north-of-England town
Gm C G D
You slept in a room upstairs on a bed of eiderdown
2.
Mary Skeffington, when you wake
You mustn't be afraid to face another day
Think of what you have, you'll get by
You've always been a lady, so hold your head up high
Bridge
Look back on a home where you spent the best years of your life
Remember the man who asked you if you would be his wife
Repeat 1st verse